UAE detains 6 Islamists stripped of citizenship
The United Arab Emirates on Monday detained six Islamist activists whose citizenship was revoked last year after they demanded political reform in the Gulf Arab state, their lawyer said.
A daughter of one of the six said her father was detained by police on Monday after refusing to sign a declaration to seek a new nationality within two weeks or face imprisonment. A lawyer defending the six, confirmed the six had been detained and said they have been transferred to prison. He also described stripping the six off their nationality as "unconstitutional. (Reuters)
